Nina Wilén

Jan 24, 2025 | defenceweb.co.za | Guy Martin |Nina Wilén |Paul Williams

Since 1948, more than two million uniformed peacekeepers have served in over 70 United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions. They have come from over 120 UN member states. But a few countries have regularly contributed a significant proportion of their troops. They have also made peacekeeping a foreign policy priority, and have adapted their own armed forces to fit UN requirements. These states have developed what we call “peacekeeping armies”.

Jan 16, 2025 | allafrica.com | Nina Wilén |Paul Williams

analysisSince 1948, more than two million uniformed peacekeepers have served in over 70 United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions. They have come from over 120 UN member states. But, a few countries have regularly contributed a significant proportion of their troops. They have also made peacekeeping a foreign policy priority, and adapted their armed forces to fit UN requirements. These states have developed what we call "peacekeeping armies".

Jan 15, 2025 | theconversation.com | Nina Wilén |Paul Williams

Since 1948, more than two million uniformed peacekeepers have served in over 70 United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions. They have come from over 120 UN member states. But, a few countries have regularly contributed a significant proportion of their troops. They have also made peacekeeping a foreign policy priority, and adapted their armed forces to fit UN requirements. These states have developed what we call “peacekeeping armies”.

May 7, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Peter Albrecht |Nina Wilén |Maggie Dwyer |Luke Patey

Apr 30, 2024 | mondediplo.com | Erik Kennes |Nina Wilén

After a quarter-century of turmoil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains unable to prevent foreign interference, achieve political stability or end the suffering in its eastern region, whose population have endured extensive violence and massacres. Decades of diplomatic activity and a long series of national and regional agreements have failed to resolve a conflict that followed President Mobutu Sese Seko’s fall in 1997 and has progressively deteriorated.